Describes a raid led by Gov. [William] Tryon against an American
guardpost at Horseneck [West Greenwich, Conn.] and mentions damages
sustained by the inhabitants of the town; remarks that Gen. [Israel]
Putnam did the best he could with the guard against Tryon and that
Putnam himself was almost captured.
Requests that he purchase claret that is aboard a schooner from Ireland, remarks that the wine probably will sell cheaply "as it is a Liquor not much used in this country," and mentions that part of the claret is for Gen. [Israel] Putnam.
A notice from Israel Putnam about the rumors spreading that the Continental Army intends to burn down Philadelphia. Congress and George Washington have declared that any burning of the city is considered a capital crime. Men who are Philadelphians are ordered, unless they are pacifists, to appear at the State House with their arms and that all people who have "Arms and Accoutrements" should bring them to Robert Towers.; American Philosophical Society
